advice on fieldfares

hi iv just noticed some fieldfares on some farm land just down the road from me and as its a bird iv still to get with my camera im going to have a go. what i want to know is there some food i can bait a target with so i can choose a good spot for the lighting ect most of the time iv seen them the birds have been very shy and have taken refuge in the trees all the help you can give would be most welcome.




chris

Hi Chris,

I'm no expert, but they have come down to apples I have thrown out in the past. Maybe worth having a go.

Either that or find a local Orchard and you should hve Fieldfares, Redwings and maybe even Bullfinch.

Regards

Rob

thanks rob iv just looked in my bird book and i could have got it wrong the birds could be redwings still eat the same food eg apples ect.

Hi Chris - you could also check any clumps of hawthorn that are still loaded with berries - red wings will really hammer these if they find them.

Regards

Andy

Chris,

It's quite common for redwings and fieldfares to move around in mixed flocks so if you can get the location/bait right you've got a good chance of photographing both species.



Paul

Hi Chris,

I'm with Rob - a few nice overipe apples should pull them in - try an old fashioned grocer or market stall at the end of the day who will usually be happy to give you a pile of unsellable apples!

All good advice. Fieldfares are very wary though, even more so than Hawfinch!

Dave
Forest of Dean, UK